The silent drums. The four-note guitar riff. The whispered verse. The screaming chorus. Kurt Cobain accidentally writing a stadium anthem. There is no Top 100 Alternative Rock Songs list without this at #1. It killed hair metal in four minutes.
Dolores O’Riordan’s voice is an instrument of ethereal longing. This song is haunting, unique, and utterly unclassifiable—a true alternative hit. TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS
The hardest rock song of the 90s. The distorted vocals, the wah-wah pedal, the video. It’s pure, unfiltered adrenaline. The silent drums
Alternative went softer, weirder, and more introspective. the wah-wah pedal
The blueprint for "space rock" and a direct influence on Deafheaven and Deftones. "She wants to know what the stars are... she wants to blow them out." Heavy, melodic, perfect.